The Military Ordinariate of New Zealand is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church.
Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the New Zealand Defence Force and their families.
The first military vicar, Owen Noel Snedden, was also an Auxiliary Bishop of Wellington.
His successor, Edward Gaines, was also the Bishop of Hamilton.
Since 1995, the post of Military Ordinary has been held by the Archbishops of Wellington.